A person from the Eurobodalla has been taken to hospital after a housefire near Batemans Bay this morning. Emergency Services were called the fire at Moorong Crescent in Malua Bay just after 7am today. RFS evacuated the single occupant who was treated by Paradmedics, and taken to Moruya hospital is a stable condition.

The near-universal use of H2 blue, green or red framing timber in construction is now a time bomb for landfill in 20-40 years’ time. It cannot be composted nor recycled, and thus is sent to landfill. In an ideal world, buildings would be carefully deconstructed and every skerrick reused, but in the Land of Oz, where labourers are paid $55 per hour, and landfill rates are less than $200 per tonne that is just a pipe dream.

This house has a significant termite infestation. Bruce will expose the termites from behind the skirting watch the video. Make sure you listen out for the chatter between the termites. Bruce will explain this further.